Last Report: 09/16/2020
Source: https://dl.ncsbe.gov/?prefix=ENRS/2020_11_03/

North Carolina is the first state to begin general election voting. Election officials sent ballots to voters on September 4.

Returned

Mail Ballots Returned and Accepted by Party Registration

Party Count Percent
Democrats 25,083 55.6
Republicans 6,831 15.1
Minor 122 0.3
No Party Affiliation 13,107 29.0
TOTAL 45,143 100.0
Mail Ballot Return Rates

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Mail Ballots Returned and Accepted by 2016 Vote History

Voted Count Percent
Voted in 2016 General 35,371 78.4
Did Not Vote in 2016 General 9,772 21.6
TOTAL 45,143 100.0

Mail Ballots Returned and Accepted by Race and Ethnicity

Race Count Percent
Non-Hispanic White 33,234 73.6
Non-Hispanic Black 7,304 16.2
Hispanic 648 1.4
Non-Hispanic Asian American 101 0.2
Non-Hispanic Native American 706 1.6
Other/Multiple/Unknown 3,150 7.0
TOTAL 45,143 100.0

Mail Ballots Returned and Accepted by Age

Age Count Percent
18 to 25 1,278 2.8
26 to 40 4,021 8.9
41 to 65 14,218 31.5
66 and up 24,294 53.8
TOTAL 45,143 100.0

Mail Ballots Returned and Accepted by Gender

Gender Count Percent
Female 22,887 50.7
Male 20,385 45.2
Unknown 1,871 4.1
TOTAL 45,143 100.0

Rejected

Nearly all 1,027 rejected mail ballots in the midst of the pandemic are for the reason noted as “WITNESS INFO INCOMPLETE”. North Carolina election officials are required by state law to follow up with these voters. If you are a North Carolina voter concerned about your mail ballot, you can track the status of your ballot at the North Carolina State Board of Elections website.

Mail Ballots Rejected by Party Registration

Party Count Percent
Democrats 700 68.2
Republicans 129 12.6
Minor 0 0.0
No Party Affiliation 198 19.3
TOTAL 1,027 100.0
Mail Ballot Rejection Rates

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Mail Ballots Rejected by Race and Ethnicity

Race Count Percent
Non-Hispanic White 438 42.6
Non-Hispanic Black 471 45.9
Hispanic 19 1.9
Non-Hispanic Asian American 7 0.7
Non-Hispanic Native American 18 1.8
Other/Multiple/Unknown 74 7.2
TOTAL 1,027 100.0
Mail Ballot Rejection Rates

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Requested

Mail Ballot Requests by Party Registration

North Carolina registered Democrats have a 281,032 ballot request lead over registered Republicans.

Party Count Percent
Democrats 424,317 50.7
Republicans 143,285 17.1
Minor 3,286 0.4
No Party Affiliation 266,797 31.8
TOTAL 837,685 100.0
Mail Ballot Request Rates

North Carolina releases an update to the voter registration file each Saturday. The voter registration numbers are from the most recent release and may be slightly dated.

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Mail Ballot Requests by Race and Ethnicity

Race Count Percent
Non-Hispanic White 569,042 67.9
Non-Hispanic Black 151,195 18.0
Hispanic 18,643 2.2
Non-Hispanic Asian American 19,367 2.3
Non-Hispanic Native American 3,342 0.4
Other/Multiple/Unknown 76,096 9.1
TOTAL 837,685 100.0

Mail Ballot Requests by Age

North Carolina provides mail ballot request data in age ranges inconsistent with other states’ ranges. The age statistics presented here are not included in the national age statistics.

Age Count Percent
18 to 25 59,080 7.1
26 to 40 131,250 15.7
41 to 65 305,264 36.4
66 and up 342,091 40.8
TOTAL 837,685 100.0

Mail Ballot Requests by Gender

Gender Count Percent
Female 459,722 54.9
Male 330,091 39.4
Unknown 47,872 5.7
TOTAL 837,685 100.0